What is a nifty little feature modern gadgets have lost?

For me it’s the notification light you used to find on older phones, was particularly good to know if your phone was charged without picking it up

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I want a IR blaster again and a front notification light.

Or at least let me easily simulate the notification light without a third part app.
- With OLED screens its kind of crazy that simulated notification lights aren't a thing. You could have all the other pixels off except for a dot on the screen which would act as a notification light when the display was off.
- Switchbot has some " phone to IR " solutions on the cheap, might be just what you are looking for https://eu.switch-bot.com/products/switchbot-hub-mini

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